Art quilt featuring rags-to-riches story of Kentucky thoroughbred with connections to Paducah becomes the fifth mural in the Quilt City USA® Murals series
Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is pleased to announce that Paducah arts enthusiast Mike Cappock is sponsoring the fifth mural in the Quilt City USA® Murals project featuring the art quilt “Xela Takes Keeneland” by Paducah painter/textile artist Deb Lyons.
Local artist prepares to reproduce denim work by renowned British artist Ian Berry for Quilt City USA® Murals
Paducah, KY, September 28, 2023—Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is pleased to announce that painting will soon commence on a third mural in the Quilt City USA® Murals series. Tanya Neitzke, one of six juried local artists selected to paint photo-realistic representations of notable quilts, will recreate “The Cheyenne has Gone,” a denim on denim textile creation by British artist Ian Berry. Brothers Tom and Jim DeCillis from Paducah are the sponsors of the upcoming mural, which is anticipated to be completed and installed in Spring 2024.
New Quilt Mural depicting the American Flag to be unveiled on Veterans Day
The quilt “…and Our Flag was Still There!” created by Melinda Bula from El Dorado Hills, California, and painted by Stefanie Graves, Cowango Studios in Paducah, will be unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020, at 11 am at the floodwall adjacent to the Schroeder Expo Center and Carroll Convention Center at 415 Park Street.
Writer/reporter who covered first AQS Quilt Show sponsors upcoming Quilt Mural
Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is pleased to announce that Pat Brockenborough, former reporter for the Paducah Sun and contributing writer for Posh Magazine, is sponsoring the second painting for the Quilt City USA® (QCUSA) Murals project
Paducah Quilt Murals project gains momentum with Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation grant award
The Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to the Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) for the Quilt City USA® (QCUSA) Murals project.
From Quilt to Painting to Floodwall–“Corona II: Solar Eclipse” Mural to debut at upcoming AQS QuiltWeek®
On the heels of Solar Eclipse 2017, Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is proud to announce that the countdown is officially on for the unveiling of Corona II: Solar Eclipse–the premier panel of Quilt City USA® Murals.
Artists’ Maquette submissions for Quilt City USA® Murals Project on display in LowerTown gallery
The Paducah Quilt Murals Inc board is proud to announce that the 14 local artists who participated in an audition process for the upcoming Quilt City USA® Murals project have completed and submitted their Maquettes—scaled model paintings that show how the finished work will fit in the proposed floodwall site.
New quilt-themed public art project to debut during AQS QuiltWeek – September 2017
As plans for the Fall Paducah 2017 American Quilter’s Society annual QuiltWeek® and the new Holiday Inn Paducah Riverfront evolve around the Schroeder Expo Center and Carroll Convention Center, Paducah is preparing another creative component to its ongoing quilting and fiber art assets.